I have seen on YouTube a video where some guy built a "Game Gun". This device is a simple toy gun that has a LCD and a air-mouse attached on top and has a keyboard or game pad modified to fit inside of the toy gun. This makes the game play more realistic for first person shooter games. I doubt such a device would would be on the market anytime soon and the cost would be outrageous. However I have been playing with my own Game gun idea. Since im a avid airsoft player I have a few electric cheap-o rifles that do not work anymore.

My idea for my Game gun is some what simple. Use a game pad with a thumb stick to control forward, backward, jump and crouch. Button on the bottom of the clip to reload and a mouse scroll on the other side of the grip to change weapons and so on. Ofcourse the trigger would fire. Maybe use the safety as a alternate fire. The gun I have here to use for the game gun is a cheapy Stunt Studios AK-47. It's full length and can hold all of the electronics just fine. It's just the matter of cutting slots into the casing and such. The LCD is a SUPER 10 inch display. I'm going to try it with my iPhone and the air mouse app until I can find a reasonable price for a real air mouse.

Here is a picture of the AK-47 and the LCD.

I'm thinking to use a cordless game pad and another cordless mouse to control the functions. I can buy a bunch of push buttons from allelectronics.com dirt cheap for the rest. Hard part is securing the LCD to the gun. I think a simple L bracket should work.

I've been slowly working on this project. The gun can hold quite a bit but I'm trying to make sure everything is counter weighted so it feels like a real weapon. So far im just collecting the parts for it. Also im trying to figure out the best way to integrate a controller to fit inside. Might put the circuit board into the butt stock and just extend the buttons to the forgrip area.

I started on figuring out my rumble system for the rifle. I put the bigger motor in the stock. The smaller motor fits perfectly towards the barrel end of the rifle.

Since the shell is more limited then I thought I'm going to use a wireless keyboard controller board. I'm planning to use the battery that came with the gun, it's a 7.2V 800ma battery but with a voltage regulator I can use the controller just fine and for added rumble fun i'll use the whole 7.2 volts. I'll even toss on a kill switch to the rumble system.

Some time this week I need to go hit up office depot on a cheap wireless keyboard.

I was playing around with some cardboard and the first set of buttons I bought. They do in fact work size wise. Instead of making up a D pad layout I have two buttons on each side. Thumb side controls forwards and backwards. Index side controls jump and crouch.

I spent the night drilling, mounting and soldering the buttons. I didn't have the correct size drill bit so I used the closet one I had then used a pocket knife to carve out the rest.

After work I need to stop at radio shack again for a few more buttons. I'll also post some pictures later.

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